INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN PERCEPTIONS AND PAIN BELIEFS AND SYMPTOM SEVERITY OF INDIVIDUALS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Authors : Mahsun Ekinci, Ömer Şevgin

Pages : 215-225

Doi:10.33715/inonusaglik.1377669

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Publication Date : 2024-02-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is theoretically low back pain experienced for more than 12 weeks or 3 months. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pain perceptions, beliefs and symptom severity of individuals in different age groups with CLBP. The study was conducted between December 2022 and March 2023 with 210 individuals. Participants were divided into 3 groups according to age; 18-39, 40-56, 57-79. The Demographic Information Form, Pain Beliefs Scale (PBQ), Centrality of Pain Scale (COPS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11) questionare were used to record the personal information and to measure participant’s pain beliefs pain perceptions, and the severity of pain experienced. One-Way MANOVA was used to evaluate the difference between age groups. NRS-11 was found significantly different between age groups of 18-39/40-56 and 18-39/57-79 (p<0.05). Significant difference was observed in the Psychological Pain Beliefs Scale among the age groups of 40-56/57-79 and 18-39/57-79 (p<0.05). Organic Pain Beliefs Scale was found significantly different in age group of 18-39/57-79 (p<0.001). In conclusion, increasing age was found to be directly proportional to pain intensity and the strength of pain beliefs. Also, age factor was not found to be effective on the pain centralization in individuals with CLBP.
Keywords : Ağrı algısı, Ağrı inançları, Kronik bel ağrısı, Yaş